Harrison Drain

Today my mom and dad's friends took us to Niagara Falls.

We were sad to depart from Sean's Coach House so early, we all felt like it was such a premature end, but we had to in order to make full use of the day and so, Tito Paler and Tita Diosy had been up early to to pick us up. The ride was comfortable and the trip was quick as there were not many motorists on the road yet.

We arrived at Clifton Hill, one of the major tourist promenades in Niagara Falls and parked close to the Dinosaur Adventure Golf. We started off our time there by riding the Skywheel Ferris Wheel. As we were being lifted up for the first time and our vantage point allowed us to see the falls for the very first time, my sister, dad and I released some oohs and ahhs. The power and strength of water flowing down the falls is an evocative sight. How can such a life giving, usually gentle primal force become a display of unrestrained energy?

We then had some snack at Tim Horton's just across the Ferris Wheel, where we waited for Portia and her family. The kids were a bit aloof to us at first, but it did not take long for them to warm up.

We then made our way close to the Falls and walked along the Niagara Parkway. It was a pleasant, sunny day, and it did not take long that we felt warm while strolling and we had to lose some layers. It was pretty special being able to see and hear the falls roaring from the distance. As we came nearer Horseshoe falls, there was a thick mist being blown by the wind towards us that it felt like it was raining. Along this parkway we saw a Zipline, multiple ferry operators that bring tourists close to the whitewater flow, and tourists upon tourists from all corners of the world.

By midday, Portia's daughter, Mavis, clung to my sister and they were thick as thieves while we had lunch at Hard Rock Café. We also passed through Hershey's store, and later on Portia and my sister got some hot chocolate and chocolate chips. Meanwhile, whilst all these transpired, Tita Diosy and mom held each other and tried to reminisce as much as they could.

When afternoon came, Mavis was not very happy when my sister had to say goodbye, while we also did the same to Portia and Christa with the inanimate Dinosaurs in the distance as our witnesses. And thus ended our visit to the iconic Niagara Falls.Read more